I teach math and there are a lot of good apps that I frequently use in my math class to help my students have fun while they learn. One my students really enjoy is Math Puppy. This is a free game I have downloaded onto my iPad. What I like about this game is that it gives several games for students to play and allows them to play on various levels as well. Students have the option to play addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division games. It also has a Challenge section for those students that still need work on basic facts, but can take on some of the harder ones.
Math Ninja has students try and defeat robots that are attacking the ninjas house. After they have played the game and help to defend the Ninja house they must answer some math problems. This game allows addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. My students have really enjoyed this game.
Teacher's Assistant allows teachers to track student behavior and classroom habit and then email those lists to parents. I use this app to stay in touch with our Special Education teachers. There are some students that have a hard time at specific times of the day and this helps me keep notes and then directly email them to the Special Education teachers.
Hungry Fish is something I use for my students that have a difficult time seeing that for instance, 1+2 is the same as 1+1+1. In this game a sea coral releases bubbles with numbers in them. When the numbers in the bubble add up to the same number that is shown on the fish the student then feeds the bubble to the fish.
The behavior app sounds great! I worked with a teacher last year who used an app to monitor her students' behavior. Each student was a little monster and they could earn or loose points for different things. The students were hooked!
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